HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-03-16, Page 1•
PUBLISHED IN
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Wednesday,
March 16, 1994
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Q.S,T. included
Procter & Gamble rumors_ are just that: rumors
by' Mona Irwin
"Not that again," sighs a
switchboard operator at the NBC
offices in New York City.
What's she talking about? Her-
pes? Warts? Malaria?
Nope.
It',s the devil and Mr. Procter &
Gamble.
A badly mimeographed,
inisspelled andunsigned flyer' cir-
culating through Huron and Bruce
Counties and surrounding areas
says, "The president of Proctor (sicj
& Gamble appeared on the Phil
out of the closet" about his as-
sociation with the Churchof Satan.
According to .the flyer, the
president said on national television
that "a large portion" of his com-
pany's profits go to support the
Church of Satan.
The flyer says the president
claimed not to be worried about the.
business consequences of his sen-
sational admission because, "there
are not enough Christians in the
United States to make a difference"
(emphasis theirs).
The flyer also says that on
Donahue show on March 1, 1993" • another national television talk
and announced that he was "coming , show, the Mery Griffin Show, a
Accept amended fire budget
LUCKNOW - The Lucknow' and .. Council accepted the amended
District Fire Department's budget budget holding the salaries for both:
as amended - was accepted by - positions at 1993 levels of $2,360
Lucknow village council at their (chief) and 52,100 (deputy).
Mar, 8 meeting. . Prior to the Feb. 8 meeting of
Following co'decision Lucknow's council, the co-operating
council's at
cl'where two municipalities of Ashfield and West
their Fo February un
motions were defeated on the , Wa submitted.
had approved the budget
budget, Chief Peter Steer wrote to. as M
council amending the budget to At the Mar. 7 meeting of Kinloss
Township council, the budget was
delete increases for himself and the accepted. conditional upon the
_deputy chief. The proposed aforementioned allowances being •
increases were 5340 (14.5%) for the held at the 1993 levels.
chief and $350 (16.6%). for the • The total budget comes in at
deputy. - -. . $52,960.
Hold wheels Away matter
over to arrange funding
LUCKNOW - Three represen- - Maitland Valley - .Conservation
tatives of Wheels Av4ay presented Authority; provided information to
information on , the history and • council on the .provincial funding to
fjtnding of the program, when the authority.
Lucknow village council ,net Mar. A- discussion ensued on the 1994
$•levy, for the village, back ground
Reeve 'Stuart Reavie says the t,•
village's user share comes in . information and the Greenway
'around the $1200 mark: The matter Project:
was tabled until funding can be • B.M.Ross engineers will be re-
arrakged, ' quested to prepare preliminary
In reply to a request from the engineering on (a) Victoria Street,
Lucknow and District Kinsmen, both water and paving.; (b) Wheeler
council agreed to commit $100,000 Street bridge with curb and paving
to capital fundingfor the next stage • from, Stauffer to Inglis; (c) Inglis
of arena construction, on condition
that all municipalities agree to the
same amount. •
Reavie said the matter was first
brought up in front of the fire
board.
Phil Beard and George Wicke, of
Street, from 'Campbell to Wheeler,
storm sewers; waterrnain, curb and
paving. �
Since all documentation was
received,. it was agreed that Par-
ticipation Lodge be issued a tottery
license to sell Nevada tickets.
Firefighters save barn.
Early notice and quick response
time are being credited as
contributing factors in an Ashfield
Township barn .being saved.
On Mar., -9, at about 9:20.a.m., the
Lucknow and District Fire
Department was called out to an
Ashfield. Township farm owned ./by
Katherine (Metzger) Carlson, Conc.
14, Division Line.
Under the Mutual Aid agreement,
Chief Peter Steer activated the
system asking the Ripley tanker to
respond as well.
Upon arrival, Steer said, the dry
sow barn (which contained sortie
farrowing facilities), attached to the
north, side of the main structure was
engulfed in flame and dense smoke.
Despite intense heat, firefighters
were able to make entry through a
doorway to attack the fire.
Steer said although there were
• several open doorways between the
dry sow barn ant the main structure
they were able to contain the fire to
the one area.
Trevor Scotchrner rents the barn
from Mrs. Carlson, who said
damage to the structure is about
$10,000 and f4.illy insured. The pigs
are owned by Shady Haven Farms,
Bellwood.
Mrs. Carlson told the Sentinel that
one boar and five sows died in the
fire. A truckload ,(around 15) of
sows that were burned or blistered
were shipped right away. The rest
of the livestock was saved but it is
unknown 'at this titne, what affect
the smoke inhalation could have on
the animals.
Steer said that in his opinion if
the call, been received five
minutes k ter, the whole complex of
buildings would have • been
destroyed. "As a result of the quick
call and a short response time, the
loss of animals and property was
kept to a minimum," .
cultist who identified himself as
"the owner of Procter & Gamble. .
. said if Satan would help him to
prosper, he would would give his
heart and soul to him," The Mery
Griffin show has been off the air
for several years.
Officials at Procter & Gamble, the
Phil Donahue show and Mery Grif-
fin Enterprises have all said the
decades -old rumor, which has
resulted in lawsuits against in-
dividuals found propagating it, is
completely untrue. •
"It's been hot in Southwestern
Ontario now for two months," says
Procter & Gamble • spokesperson
Jacqui, d'Eon in a telephone inter-
view from Toronto,
Rich Loizzo, associate producer
of the Phil Donahue Show, also
says the rumor's been around for
years.
"It dies down and then it starts up
again;" he says, speaking from the
show's New York • offices. "We
have never had anybody from Proc-
ter & Gamble on the show."
'A -letter, written in 1990 by Mery
Griffin Enterprises vice-president
Peter Barsocchini, states flatly that
no executive of Procter & Gamble
has ever appeared on the show, nor
has anyone on the, show ever•
spoken about Satanic symbols or
Procter & Gamble products.
Barsocchini ends his letter with,
"1 am at a loss to explain the origin
of this rumor, but please be assured,
there is no truth in it."
The flyer warns consumers, to
look for the symbol of the Ram's
Horn, which will appear. on each
product beginning in April. It lists
many of the company's products by
brand name and urges readers to.
boycott them.
And finally, it tells readers they
can get a transcript of the
(non-existent) Donahue show if
*turn to page
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Brookside
by Pat Livingston
Brookside Public ' School
students and staff celebrated the
completion of 10.0.environmental
projects, as part of their par-
ticipation • in a = nationwide
awareness program called
Learners in Action. The program
was developed in Edmonton in
1-990 by the SEEDS Foundation;
jointly• funded by government, -
industry and the private sector.
In honor of. the special oc-
declared green.' school
casion, a large green banner was
presented to the school in recog-
nition of their dedication to
proving that individuals : can
make a difference by taking
action.'
• A highlight of the special as-
sembly last' week was. the •
presentation of "Jane and Dave's
Awesome Environmental Advert-
. tune", an Ontario Arts Council
production.
Jane Miller and Cameron
•
MacLennan, • two 'extremely
talented artists, • kept students,
staff and visitors captivated . as
the vacationing sister' and brother
who find,that abuse. of nature
has ruined their' getaway plans.
Their high-energy . , perfor-
mance, through song, instrumen-
tals and auelience• participation
delivers the importance of the
three R's to their audience in
fun -filled performance, proving
that learning can be fun. •
Jane and Dave's Awesome Environmental Adventure visited Brookside Public School in
during an assembly to mark the achievement of being named a "Green" school. The two
artists, Colin MacLennan and Jane Miller, combine song, Instrumental and audience
'participation in delivering an important message of the three R's. (Pat Livingston photo)
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